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Advent HOPE Sabbath School

Wade St. Martin

Transformed By Grace

Our Father which are in heaven, Lord, we want to thank you so much for the song that was sung.

Lord, we ask that you please speak the word into our lives.

May it touch our hearts and Lord may it spring into a bountiful harvest, Lord, of 30-fold, 60-fold, even a hundredfold in this life and in the life to come.

So this topic is going to be more like a study.

There'll be some interaction, some activity.

So yes, please feel free to open the Word.

There'll be some Bible studies, some verses that we'll be looking at.

So bring out your phones and bring out your iPads if you have that.

If you guys don't mind, we'll be going over a quick review over the past several sermons, past several Vespers services that we have done.

As was previously mentioned, Advent Hope is going through the topic of understanding God.

Through the Word, through personal experience, but also hopefully through prophecy.

And as we kind of go over this review, I would like to take some time a little bit into some of the topics that were discussed.

With brother Anthony Baca, we noticed that there was truth and veracity in God's Word.

For John chapter 1 verses 1 says, in the beginning was a Word, and the Word was God, and the Word was with God.

So that was kind of what was discussed with Anthony.

We were taking on a gripping, moving parable with Sister Shannon when she was speaking about the Father's sacrifice for the world.

And I think it just perfectly took us to John chapter 3 verses 16 where it says, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

We often focus upon the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

But in the very first phrase of John 3, 16, it says, for God so loved the world.

And I think with that story, with that parable of the Son, it was really the father who gave his son for the world.

Now, in that parable, in that story, which was beautifully captured on film, it was a parable.

You guys remember the train hurtling toward the unhinged bridge, right?

And the son had gone to the mechanics of the bridge to kind of pull the lever.

And as the bridge was coming down and the train was coming closer, the father had to make that fateful decision of allowing the bridge to go over and crush his son or to save his son and allow the train to be destroyed.

Who remembers the passengers on the train?

Who remembers what type of people were on the train?

And they were given up to their passions, whether through indulgence of appetite or recreational drugs, as Shannon was mentioning.

And as the story was going on, I was really moved to the heart.

Carissa 1 time quoted John Wesley where he said that my heart was strangely warmed when the Holy Spirit began to bring the simplicity of the gospel.

And as she was sharing that story, I really felt the Holy Spirit upon my heart and I was almost moved to tears.

But if you guys remember the people on the train, that reminded me of a quote in Ellen White that really almost chilled me to the bone.

And I would like to read it with you guys, which I think so perfectly fit to what she said.

A train of cars was shown me going with the speed of what?

It seemed that the whole world was on board and there could not be 1 left.

Said the angel, They are binding in bundles ready to be burned.

Then he showed me the conductor who appeared like a stately, fair person whom all the passengers looked up to and reverenced.

I was perplexed, and I asked my attending angel who was it.

He is the conductor in the form of an angel of light.

They are given over to strong delusions to believe a lie that they may be damned.

This agent, the next Hyatt in order to him, is the engineer and the other of his agents are employed in different offices as he may need them, and they are all going with lightning speed to perdition.

So this passage came to me with such vividness and power when I thought of her, when I thought of her sermon, quickly turn to Luke chapter 10 verses 18 just to kind of further deepen that thought.

Just to show you how the servant of the Lord is beautifully connected with the Bible.

Luke chapter 10 verses 18, and he said, And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like what?

So this perfectly fits with this passage that we have the world on this train heading toward perdition.

Are you on the train bound for glory, bound for the promised land?

Or are you on the train hurtling toward the depths of Sheol?

And by the grace of God, we're on the right train, and we're seeking to bring those individuals from the wrong train to the right train.

Brother Neil Kanda, he helped to emphasize the point that God rewards those who are beaded to the health laws.

We also had an opportunity to share a couple of laughs.

And that helps to emphasize the point that God will honor them that honor me.

Here's the question, but can a plant-eating, floral, fruity-smelling vegan still be lost?

I know that was quite amazing facts that he brought out.

And yes, it is true, for by grace are ye saved through faith, not of man, not of works, lest any man should boast.

So yes, we may adhere to the physical laws of health, we may attend church regularly, but that is not going to save us.

And last Sabbath, Sister Priscilla mentioned that God is a justifier of them that believe in Him, and that through His power we're able to keep the law.

So we're gonna dive straight into the message.

Just before we do, I like to call my helpers to come up to the front and they're going to assist me bring out the message and the point that I'd like to bring out.

So I really praise the Lord for these individuals.

They are going to assist us with the sermon to kind of bring the passage that we're going to read to life.

So if you guys can read with me, This is Ezekiel chapter 37.

Sorry about that, some of the words I kind of moved toward the edge.

But as we're reading it, you guys can pay attention to what the individuals are doing right here.

So yeah, you guys can just dump everything out.

Okay, so let's read together Ezekiel chapter 1 through 14.

I know it's kind of long, but it is important for us to read the passage in its entirety in unity for us to get the message that will be brought.

You guys can look into your own Bibles or into your phones.

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